Letter from G. D. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 19, 1863

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Letter from G. D. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 19, 1863

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McPerkins, John Moore, G. Dudley Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Events

Confederate States of America--Draft

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Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 41st Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 41st. Company K Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 1st (1862-1863)Under Review Under Review--Brigades

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Mississippi. Legislature Plantations

Occupations

Plantation overseers

Places

Columbus (Miss.)Noxubee County (Miss.)Tennessee

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African Americans Enslaved people Enslavers

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Noxubee Coty. Miss. Jany. 19_th/63

Gov. Pettus

D^r Sir

By recent act of The Legislature you all Empo=wered to make details from The Militia of The State for Specific purposes. When it is made evident in writing that it would be for the public good. I therefor beg leave to [?] to your Excellency That I am in The service of the Confederate Government as Captain of a Company in the 41_st Miss. Regt. now in Tenn. and are necessarily absent from home almost all the time, My plantation, in which are some Sixty or Seventy Negroes, is there left without any white male persons on it. And I am unable to procure any Suitable civilian to take charge of my business for me. My negroes are Therefore left in my place alone without proper dicipline or controll, which must prove detrimental to the public good and to the peace & graitude of The neighborhood. Acccordingly I request That you order The detail of Mr John McPerkins of Co. C. 3_rd Battalion 4_th Brigade Miss Militia, ^now stationed at Columbus^ to take charge of my plantation as overseer &c, I am convinced That This Exercise of your official power would prove beneficial not only to my individual interest, but to the public also, and by so doing, you will much oblig

Your frd & Obt Svt

G. D. Moore

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Capt G. D. Moore wishes Militia Man detailed as overseer on his place

Ansd. Jan 26_th 1863_